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Finally I am back home and can take care of some much needed maintenance to the tour. I have a cyl head from a 00' focus(picked up at a junk yard) that I planed on installing on my 96 Contour.
A set of Ford Racing cams stageII(m-6252-a202)$352
Esslinger/Crower valve springs Stage1 kit $49.99
BDL industries full rail 00' Focus(needs to be moded for the fuel return line)
Ford Racing 30lb injectors $160
Focus manifold intake from Ebay $55
65mm throttle(won't fit without spacer) but stock TB fits fine for now
Lager MAF (but might not install since it wasn't calibrated for the tour)
New gaskets for everything
Accel coil
Ford Racing 9mm wires
Intake and Exhaust mod finished.
All of the head work will be done wherever the shop sends it. The installation and tuning will be done there also.
I know that there is more I can do along with this, but wasn't sure what. Anyone have any ideas?
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Turbo? 
Hector
2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
257HP/259TQ
2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s
RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED
160HP/141TQ
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The head has a TON of power to be had(I really think people neglect the head on focaljet). Here's what I did/am doing to my
Ford Racing Head.
1) Unshroud valves and open Exhuast port behind valves.
2) Cams diamond polished by Bret Conway @ performance research and coated in casidiam $375 per cam plus poloshing charges
3. Valve faces coated in TBC by Swaintech $8ea
4. Combustion Chambers and exhaust ports right behind valves coated same as valve faces intake ports coated in Flow coat $352.
5. Valve springs mikronited and then sent to Swaintech ~$90+$116.
Ohsigmachi '96 GL MTX Zetec
--I don't won't to hurt you, but it's still on my list of things to do.--
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I didn't know you could get heat treating like that, but it sounds like a great idea. I will have to consider that for my stage three cam upgade and parts(turbo) within a few years.
The shop I'm getting my engine work done at is here in Diego, so if anyone want's to get hooked up let me know. I'm just waiting for now. They told me that on Mon they would take the head up to get machined and on Tues it would be ready. I wish I was doing the work myself so that I can put picks up, but I'm not.
"When I get old, I feel like this will be my one car that sits in the back yard covered up; just another memory that I couldn't get rid of because I loved it to much."
USC beat Fresno St by the way, thats #33 in a row  in case anyone wanted to know.
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hmmm,I'm liking the sounds of this. I'm starting my Zetec build in the spring and I was gonna doa bunch of head work to it,and seeing this,well,it's a lot cheaper than what I expected....except that the supercharger will eat up any funds I thought I saved,lol.
'95 CGL ZMTX - DOB: 8/94 - Daily Driver - 271k & counting - Ractive muffler,MSD ignition coil,KEM 8mm wires,Pre98 SE 7 spoke rims,KVR CF brake pads,Post98 sail panels,Sony Xplod HU,Pioneer 3-way 6x9's
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I think it will be worth it in the long run. The stock fuel rail on my car has a smaller line atached to the top of it. I figured this was the return line for my system. The BDL rail that I have does not have this, nor does it have an aditional hole besides the supply and mounting holes for the reulator. Does anyone know of a good fuel pressure regulator that has any return capabilities? I've been looking, but wanted to ask before I spent the money on one. In addition I have been looking into purchasing the Greddy E-Manage , any thoughts on this piggy back system?
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Originally posted by LocoGSR:
Turbo?
+1
Do it so I can copy you and make it better.
J.T.
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 294ci V8. Custom CAI, headers on the way...
1997 Mercury Mystique Zetec ATX
Deceased February 2006
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Originally posted by MadMerc97:
Originally posted by LocoGSR:
Turbo?
+1
Do it so I can copy you and make it better.
...but it's an automatic.....
I'll sell you my V6 MTX to help fund my Zetec build....
'95 CGL ZMTX - DOB: 8/94 - Daily Driver - 271k & counting - Ractive muffler,MSD ignition coil,KEM 8mm wires,Pre98 SE 7 spoke rims,KVR CF brake pads,Post98 sail panels,Sony Xplod HU,Pioneer 3-way 6x9's
'89 Mazda B2200 - Under Construction
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Why you guys just don't buy the FRPP head with stage 3 cams...
It's almost prefect whens you get it out of the box.
Well snow is coming!!!
Can't wait to do some snowboard...
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Quote:
Why you guys just don't buy the FRPP head with stage 3 cams...
It's almost prefect whens you get it out of the box.
I did(almost crower stg II turbos instead) and it's not.
Ohsigmachi '96 GL MTX Zetec
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